An Introduction
This is my first piece of writing for a year or so, and I’m changing my tone a little.
Before, writing was a spiritual autolysis process for me (check Jed McKenna for that). Here, I'll be writing about my curiosities, entrepreneurship and philosophies.
And they really will be mine. Not a reflection of anything else out there. (You can still read my autolysis process here.)
Writing is a thought purifier. Many people think they understand the ideas they hold and live by, but when you write them down and share them with the world, they often take a different energy and force you to re-evaluate them.
My goal here is as much to make the reader self-reflect as it is for me.
The world is craving authenticity, and like my forthcoming YouTube channel, the content will be raw and real. Nothing overly edited, and simply sharing life events, ideas, and curiosities.
I am a synthesiser. Life isn’t a singular activity, and ‘niching down’, although effective in many instances, doesn’t appeal to me regarding the new digital economy we’re entering. I have too many curiosities for that.
I recently heard the term ‘Digital Renaissance Man’, which resonated with me. I’m a property investor, entrepreneur, and I create online content sharing my worldview. I also love things like psychology, mythology, spirituality etc.
The art is synthesising these curiosities.
Entrepreneurship - A Definition
An Entrepreneur, according to ChatGPT -
“An entrepreneur is an individual who initiates, organises, and operates a business venture while taking on financial risk in the hope of profit. Entrepreneurs are often seen as innovators, creating new products, services, businesses, or procedures. They are key figures in the economy, driving industrial and economic growth, and they often play a crucial role in introducing new ideas and innovations to the market.”
I disagree with this definition. Practically speaking, it’s correct, but it’s multi-layered. I know many entrepreneurial minds who don’t have a business (yet).
Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and seeing the world.
It’s not what you do but what you are. What you do mirrors what you are.
I’m an entrepreneur, first and foremost, not because I run an investment company or started and failed other businesses, but because I see and often act on creative solutions to life’s seeming problems. I’ve noticed that I come up with ideas that others have not. I see the world differently, as do you. Often, it’s simply the case that the majority lack the courage to act.
This is an entrepreneur.
Action vs Flow - Don’t Fall For The New Agey Trap
I was around 22 years old.
I’d stopped playing football, and I had no fucking idea what I was anymore other than a naive kid who’d lost his dreams.
I had to figure something out for my sanity. I also had a burning desire inside me to succeed. The initial path had become muddied and unpassable, and I didn’t have the outlook on life I have today.
This led to an ‘identity crisis’.
The ‘suffering’ led me to personal development books and quickly into the deeper stuff. When I tell you I’ve meditated til the end of my tether, I mean it. Not in some Buddhist monk's way to become another Buddha, just to try and figure out what the fuck all of this was about.
I figured there were 2 ways through this crisis -
1) Become a ‘business’ person
2) Become a monk or spiritual type
At the same time as my ‘spiritual seeking’, I’d started sourcing and buying property. The complete other end of the spectrum. Pure capitalist mentality colliding with monklike introspection and a fondness for mysticism.
For around 10 years, I’d had this neurotic split between worldly work and ‘spirituality’. It’s held me back massively over the years. It made me question myself and my decisions rather than throwing myself at my work.
‘Why do all of this work when you should devote your time to spiritual development’?
Don’t fall into this trap! It took me a decade to burn through it.
Whatever it is, your work is the ultimate fuel for your evolution. The biggest lessons of my life, as you’ll notice yourself, have come during the hardest times. Business, along with bringing about creative solutions to worldly problems, forces you to grow beyond your current state.
What you think of problems today, becomes laughable in years to come. New problems arise which require bigger thinking and bigger actions to transcend.
This is the real self-growth, not books, seminars or men’s groups. Raw, fully embodied action and dedication to your endeavours make evolution inevitable.
Think and act big. If you deeply desire to become a monk, become the most devoted monk in the temple. If you wish to become a business magnate, dedicate yourself to it wholeheartedly and leave nothing on the table.
Action is an appreciation for life. It’s proving your vigour to yourself and the world.
Raw Action and Flow are synonymous. Half-hearted action and flow are contradictory.
Sincere Raw Action.